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| name              = Tanvi Azmi
| name              = Tanvi Azmi
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| caption            = Azmi at the 2011 Maee Film Bash
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| occupation        = Actor
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| years_active      = 1985 – present
| years_active      = 1985–present
| spouse            = [[Baba Azmi]]
| spouse            = [[Baba Azmi]]
| mother            = [[Usha Kiran]]
| relatives          = [[Saiyami Kher]] (niece)
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'''Tanvi Azmi''' is an Indian film and [[television]] actress.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tanvi-Azmi-Im-blessed-to-be-liberated/articleshow/39825912.cms|title=Tanvi Azmi: I'm blessed to be liberated - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
'''Tanvi Azmi''' is an Indian film and [[television]] actress.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tanvi-Azmi-Im-blessed-to-be-liberated/articleshow/39825912.cms |title=Tanvi Azmi: I'm blessed to be liberated - Times of India |website=The Times of India|date=7 August 2014 }}</ref> She is known for her roles in ''[[Akele Hum Akele Tum]]'' (1995), ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'' (2015), ''[[Thappad]]'' (2020) and [[Tribhanga (film)|''Tribhanga'']] (2021).


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
She was born as Saunhita Kher to Marathi-Hindi actress [[Usha Kiran]] and Manohar Kher.<ref name=New>{{cite magazine |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/raghuvir-yadav-and-tanvi-azmi-new-comers-on-the-firmament-of-indian-stars/1/336693.html |title=Festive rise - Raghuvir Yadav and Tanvi Azmi: New-comers on the firmament of Indian stars |magazine=[[India Today]] |date=15 February 1987 |access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>
She was born to Marathi-Hindi actress [[Usha Kiran]] and Manohar Kher.<ref name=New>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19870215-raghuvir-yadav-and-tanvi-azmi-new-comers-on-the-firmament-of-indian-stars-798521-1987-02-14 |title=Festive rise - Raghuvir Yadav and Tanvi Azmi: New-comers on the firmament of Indian stars |magazine=[[India Today]] |date=15 February 1987 |access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>


Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, ''Jeevanrekha'' and as a young widow in telefilm ''Rao Saheb'' (1986) directed by [[Vijaya Mehta]].<ref name=New/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020623/spectrum/main3.htm |title=ON THE SANDS OF TIME — 1986 The year of thought-provoking films |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=23 June 2002 |access-date=24 January 2014 |author=M. L. Dhawan}}</ref> She also acted   in the [[Malayalam language]] film ''[[Vidheyan]]'' (1993), directed by [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/prs/iffi2007/birth.pdf |title=Vidheyan |publisher=Press Information Bureau |access-date=24 January 2014 }}.</ref>
Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, ''Jeevanrekha'' and as a young widow in telefilm ''Rao Saheb'' (1986) directed by [[Vijaya Mehta]].<ref name=New/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020623/spectrum/main3.htm |title=ON THE SANDS OF TIME — 1986 The year of thought-provoking films |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=23 June 2002 |access-date=24 January 2014 |author=M. L. Dhawan}}</ref> She also acted in the [[Malayalam language]] film ''[[Vidheyan]]'' (1993), directed by [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/prs/iffi2007/birth.pdf |title=Vidheyan |publisher=Press Information Bureau |access-date=24 January 2014}}.</ref>


She received a nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in film ''[[Akele Hum Akele Tum]]'' (1995).<ref name=Baba/>
She received her first nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in the drama ''[[Pyari Behna]]'' (1985).


In 2014, she appeared in [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s film ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'' playing the role of Radhabai, mother of [[Bajirao I]]. She had to go bald for her role in the movie.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tanvi Azmi goes bald for Bajirao Mastani |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/tanvi-azmi-goes-bald-for-bajirao-mastani/ |access-date=2 July 2016 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> She got the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her outstanding performance in the film [[Bajirao Mastani]]. In 2017, she acted in [[And TV]]’s [[Vani Rani (TV series)|Vani Rani]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/vani-rani-a-tale-of-estranged-twins/articleshow/59941553.cms|title=Vani Rani-a tale of estranged twins}}</ref>
Her supporting role in the romantic drama ''[[Akele Hum Akele Tum]]'' (1995), starring [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Manisha Koirala]], received critical acclaim and earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.<ref name="Baba" />


Tanvi Azmi in her upcoming project 'Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy' a Netflix original film directed by [[Renuka Shahane]]. The movie also stars [[Kajol]] and [[Mithila Palkar]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-04|title=Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar celebrate women and their beautiful imperfections in 'Tribhanga' trailer|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-kajol-tanvi-azmi-mithila-palkar-tribhanga-tedhi-medhi-crazy-trailer-netflix-original-renuka-shahane-director-2865860|access-date=2021-01-04|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
The psychological thriller [[Dushman (1998 film)|''Dushman'']] (1998) starring [[Kajol]] and [[Sanjay Dutt]], saw her play Dr. Poornima Sehgal, a psychologist, earned her a third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
 
In 2015, she appeared alongside [[Ranveer Singh]], [[Deepika Padukone]] and [[Priyanka Chopra]] in [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s historical romantic drama ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''. She portrayed Radhabai, the mother of [[Bajirao I]]. played by Singh. She had to go bald for her role in the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tanvi Azmi goes bald for Bajirao Mastani |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/tanvi-azmi-goes-bald-for-bajirao-mastani/ |access-date=2 July 2016 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The film and her performance received widespread critical acclaim, and earned her the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]], in addition to her fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress and her first nomination for the [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress]].
 
In 2017, she acted in [[And TV]]’s ''[[Vani Rani (TV series)|Vani Rani]]''.''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vani-rani-a-tale-of-estranged-twins/articleshow/59941553.cms |title=Vani Rani-a tale of estranged twins|newspaper=The Times of India |date=7 August 2017 }}</ref>''
 
Her performance in the domestic drama ''[[Thappad]]'' (2020) received high critical acclaim and earned her a fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
 
Azmi next starred in [[Tribhanga (film)|''Tribhanga'']] (2021), a [[Netflix]] original film directed by [[Renuka Shahane]]. Co-starring [[Kajol]] and [[Mithila Palkar]], the film received critical acclaim for the performance of the lead trio, earning Azmi a nomination for the [[Filmfare OTT Awards|Filmfare OTT Award]] for Best Supporting Actress (Web Original Film).<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2021 |title=Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar celebrate women and their beautiful imperfections in 'Tribhanga' trailer |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-kajol-tanvi-azmi-mithila-palkar-tribhanga-tedhi-medhi-crazy-trailer-netflix-original-renuka-shahane-director-2865860 |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Azmi is married to [[Baba Azmi]], cinematographer and brother of [[Shabana Azmi]], thus connected with the [[List of Hindi film clans#The Akhtar-Azmi family|Akhtar-Azmi film family]].<ref name=Baba>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-22/news-interviews/31086367_1_meghna-tanvi-viraj |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110550/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-22/news-interviews/31086367_1_meghna-tanvi-viraj |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2013 |title=Baba,Tanvi Azmi to adopt caretaker's kids |date=22 February 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>
Azmi is married to [[Baba Azmi]], cinematographer and brother of [[Shabana Azmi]], thus connected with the [[List of Hindi film clans#The Akhtar-Azmi family|Akhtar-Azmi film family]].<ref name=Baba>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/BabaTanvi-Azmi-to-adopt-caretakers-kids/etarticleshow/11988536.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110550/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-22/news-interviews/31086367_1_meghna-tanvi-viraj |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2013 |title=Baba,Tanvi Azmi to adopt caretaker's kids |date=22 February 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Film performances
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|''[[English, August (film)|English, August]]''
|''[[English, August (film)|English, August]]''
|Malti Srivastava
|Malti Srivastava
|English language film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/english-august-1200439066/|title=English, August|first1=David|last1=Stratton|date=10 October 1994}}</ref>
|English language film<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/english-august-1200439066/ |title=English, August |first1=David |last1=Stratton |date=10 October 1994}}</ref>
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|1995
|1995
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|-
|2010
|2010
|''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/i-anjaana-anjaani-i-review-priyanka-ranbir-sparkle-in-this-modern-day-romance-review--pclxGUdifecji.html|title=Review : Anjaana Anjaani (2010)|website=www.sify.com}}</ref>
|''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/i-anjaana-anjaani-i-review-priyanka-ranbir-sparkle-in-this-modern-day-romance-review--pclxGUdifecji.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827051434/https://www.sify.com/movies/i-anjaana-anjaani-i-review-priyanka-ranbir-sparkle-in-this-modern-day-romance-review--pclxGUdifecji.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 August 2019 |title=Review : Anjaana Anjaani (2010) |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
|Doctor
|Doctor
|
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|''377 AbNormal''
|''377 AbNormal''
|Chitra Palgaokar
|Chitra Palgaokar
|[[Zee5]] film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/377-ab-normal-review-shashank-arora-shines-in-the-faruk-kabir-film-5634003/|title=377 Ab Normal review: Shashank Arora shines in the Faruk Kabir film|date=22 March 2019}}</ref>
|[[Zee5]] film<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/377-ab-normal-review-shashank-arora-shines-in-the-faruk-kabir-film-5634003/ |title=377 Ab Normal review: Shashank Arora shines in the Faruk Kabir film |date=22 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
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|2021
|2021
|''[[Tribhanga (film)|Tribhanga]]''
|''[[Tribhanga (film)|Tribhanga]]''
|Nayan
|Nayantara Apte
|[[Netflix]] film
|[[Netflix]] film
|-
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2024 || ''[[Ole Aale]]'' || Dr. Pallavi || [[Marathi film]]
|-
|''[[Do Patti]]'' || || [[Netflix]] film
|}
|}


===Television===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Television performances
|+ Television performances
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|1988
| 1988 || ''[[Mirza Ghalib (TV series)|Mirza Ghalib]]'' || Umrao Begum ||
|''[[Mirza Ghalib (TV series)|Mirza Ghalib]]''
|-
|Umrao Begum
| 1991 || ''[[Kahkashan]]'' || ||
|
|-
| 1998-1999 || ''[[Family No.1 (TV series)|Family No.1]]'' || Shalini Potia ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98oct18/sunday/filmtv.htm |title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv |website=The Tribune}}</ref>
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka]]'' || Kavita Raizada ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-we-worked-in-soaps-that-were-aesthetic-and-progressive-8212 |title=We worked in soaps that were aesthetic and progressive |first=Sudipto |last=Chattopadhyay |date=3 November 2005 |website=DNA India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1991
| 2017 || ''[[Vani Rani (TV series)|Vani Rani]]'' || Vani/Raani || Double role<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/iqbal-azad-and-sanjay-gandhi-cast-opposite-tanvi-azmi-in-vani-rani/articleshow/59634522.cms |title=Iqbal Azad and Sanjay Gandhi cast opposite Tanvi Azmi in Vani Rani - Times of India |website=The Times of India|date=17 July 2017 }}</ref>
|''[[Kahkashan]]''
|
|
|-
|-
|1998-1999
| 2022 || ''[[Jugaadistan]]'' || Kamala Reddy ||
|''[[Family No.1 (TV series)|Family No.1]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98oct18/sunday/filmtv.htm|title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
|Shalini Potia
|
|-
|-
|2005
| rowspan=2 | 2024 || ''[[Maamla Legal Hai]]'' || Judge Bainsla ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nidhi Bisht on Netflix's 'Maamla Legal Hai', practising law: 'A full circle...' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/nidhi-bisht-on-netflixs-maamla-legal-hai-practising-law-working-with-ravi-kishan-2506269-2024-02-27 |access-date=15 March 2024 |website=India Today |date=27 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|''[[Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka]]''
|Kavita Raizada
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-we-worked-in-soaps-that-were-aesthetic-and-progressive-8212|title=We worked in soaps that were aesthetic and progressive|first=Sudipto|last=Chattopadhyay|date=3 November 2005|website=DNA India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2017
| ''[[Dil Dosti Dilemma]]'' || Naani ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title='Dil Dosti Dilemma' Review: Anushka Sen's teen drama is cliched and less fun |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reviews/story/dil-dosti-dilemma-review-anushka-sens-teen-drama-is-less-fun-more-cliche-prime-video-series-debbie-rao-2531362-2024-04-25 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|''Vani Rani''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/iqbal-azad-and-sanjay-gandhi-cast-opposite-tanvi-azmi-in-vani-rani/articleshow/59634522.cms|title=Iqbal Azad and Sanjay Gandhi cast opposite Tanvi Azmi in Vani Rani - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|Vani/Raani
|Double role
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
; [[National Film Awards]]
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=December 2022}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Year
!Film
!Award
!Category
!Category
!Work
!Result
!Result
|-
|-
|[[63rd National Film Awards|2016]]
!colspan="5"|Major awards
|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{won}}
|}
 
; [[Filmfare Awards]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Category
!Result
|-
|-
|[[33rd Filmfare Awards|1986]]
![[33rd Filmfare Awards|1986]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''[[Pyari Behna]]''
|''[[Pyari Behna]]''
|rowspan="5"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[41st Filmfare Awards|1996]]
![[41st Filmfare Awards|1996]]
|''[[Akele Hum Akele Tum]]''
|''[[Akele Hum Akele Tum]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[44th Filmfare Awards|1999]]
![[44th Filmfare Awards|1999]]
|''[[Dushman (1998 film)|Dushman]]''
|''[[Dushman (1998 film)|Dushman]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[61st Filmfare Awards|2016]]
![[61st Filmfare Awards|2016]]
|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[66th Filmfare Awards|2021]]
![[66th Filmfare Awards|2021]]
|''[[Thappad]]''
|''[[Thappad]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|}
; Other Awards
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Film
!Category
!Result
|-
|-
|rowspan="6"|2016
![[2021 Filmfare OTT Awards|2021]]
|[[17th IIFA Awards|IIFA Awards]]
|[[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
|rowspan="6"|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|Best Supporting Actress (Web Original Film)
|''[[Tribhanga (film)|Tribhanga]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
![[17th IIFA Awards|2016]]
|[[IIFA Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=9 May 2016 |title=Tanvi Azmi brings in a record-shattering 18th National Award into the Azmi-Akhtar Family : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/tanvi-azmi-brings-in-a-record-shattering-18th-national-award-into-the-azmi-akhtar-family/ |access-date=21 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|-
![[63rd National Film Awards|2016]]
|[[National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{won}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Other awards
|-
!rowspan="7"|2016
|FOI Online Awards
|Best Supporting Actress
|rowspan="7"|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Best Supporting Actress National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Supporting Actress National Film Award winners]]
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Tanvi Azmi
Azmi at the 2011 Maee Film Bash
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)Baba Azmi
Parent(s)
RelativesSaiyami Kher (niece)

Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress.[1] She is known for her roles in Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Thappad (2020) and Tribhanga (2021).

Early life and career[edit | edit source]

She was born to Marathi-Hindi actress Usha Kiran and Manohar Kher.[2]

Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, Jeevanrekha and as a young widow in telefilm Rao Saheb (1986) directed by Vijaya Mehta.[2][3] She also acted in the Malayalam language film Vidheyan (1993), directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.[4]

She received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Pyari Behna (1985).

Her supporting role in the romantic drama Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala, received critical acclaim and earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5]

The psychological thriller Dushman (1998) starring Kajol and Sanjay Dutt, saw her play Dr. Poornima Sehgal, a psychologist, earned her a third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2015, she appeared alongside Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical romantic drama Bajirao Mastani. She portrayed Radhabai, the mother of Bajirao I. played by Singh. She had to go bald for her role in the film.[6] The film and her performance received widespread critical acclaim, and earned her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, in addition to her fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress and her first nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2017, she acted in And TV’s Vani Rani.[7]

Her performance in the domestic drama Thappad (2020) received high critical acclaim and earned her a fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Azmi next starred in Tribhanga (2021), a Netflix original film directed by Renuka Shahane. Co-starring Kajol and Mithila Palkar, the film received critical acclaim for the performance of the lead trio, earning Azmi a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actress (Web Original Film).[8]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Azmi is married to Baba Azmi, cinematographer and brother of Shabana Azmi, thus connected with the Akhtar-Azmi film family.[5]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Pyari Behna Seeta
Rao Saheb Radhika
1993 Vidheyan Sarojakka Malayalam film
Darr Poonam Awasthi
1994 English, August Malti Srivastava English language film[9]
1995 Akele Hum Akele Tum Farida
1998 Dushman Poornima Sehgal
2000 Mela Gopal's mother
Dhai Akshar Prem Ke Simran Grewal
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya Meera Kumar
2001 Aks Madhu Pradhan
2002 11'09"01 September 11 Talat Hamdani segment "India"
2009 Delhi-6 Fatima
Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat Makhan Singh
2010 Anjaana Anjaani[10] Doctor
2011 Aarakshan Mrs. Anand
Mod Gayatri Garg
Bubble Gum Sudha Rawat
2013 Aurangzeb Veera Singh
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Bunny's step-mother
2014 Dekh Tamasha Dekh Fatima
Bobby Jasoos[1] Kausar Khaala
Lai Bhaari[1] Sumitra Devi
2015 Bajirao Mastani Radhabai
2017 Guest iin London Sazia Ghan
2019 377 AbNormal Chitra Palgaokar Zee5 film[11]
2020 Thappad Sulekha Sabharwal
2021 Tribhanga Nayantara Apte Netflix film
2024 Ole Aale Dr. Pallavi Marathi film
Do Patti Netflix film

Television[edit | edit source]

Television performances
Year Title Role(s) Notes
1988 Mirza Ghalib Umrao Begum
1991 Kahkashan
1998-1999 Family No.1 Shalini Potia [12]
2005 Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka Kavita Raizada [13]
2017 Vani Rani Vani/Raani Double role[14]
2022 Jugaadistan Kamala Reddy
2024 Maamla Legal Hai Judge Bainsla [15]
Dil Dosti Dilemma Naani [16]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

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Year Award Category Work Result
Major awards
1986 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Pyari Behna Nominated
1996 Akele Hum Akele Tum Nominated
1999 Dushman Nominated
2016 Bajirao Mastani Nominated
2021 Thappad Nominated
2021 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actress (Web Original Film) Tribhanga Nominated
2016 IIFA Awards Best Supporting Actress Bajirao Mastani[17] Nominated
2016 National Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
Other awards
2016 FOI Online Awards Best Supporting Actress Bajirao Mastani Won
Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won
Screen Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated
Times of India Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tanvi Azmi: I'm blessed to be liberated - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Festive rise - Raghuvir Yadav and Tanvi Azmi: New-comers on the firmament of Indian stars". India Today. 15 February 1987. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. ↑ M. L. Dhawan (23 June 2002). "ON THE SANDS OF TIME — 1986 The year of thought-provoking films". The Tribune. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Vidheyan" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 24 January 2014..
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Baba,Tanvi Azmi to adopt caretaker's kids". The Times of India. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tanvi Azmi goes bald for Bajirao Mastani". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Vani Rani-a tale of estranged twins". The Times of India. 7 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar celebrate women and their beautiful imperfections in 'Tribhanga' trailer". DNA India. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Stratton, David (10 October 1994). "English, August".
  10. ↑ "Review : Anjaana Anjaani (2010)". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "377 Ab Normal review: Shashank Arora shines in the Faruk Kabir film". 22 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". The Tribune.
  13. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Sudipto (3 November 2005). "We worked in soaps that were aesthetic and progressive". DNA India.
  14. ↑ "Iqbal Azad and Sanjay Gandhi cast opposite Tanvi Azmi in Vani Rani - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Nidhi Bisht on Netflix's 'Maamla Legal Hai', practising law: 'A full circle...'". India Today. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "'Dil Dosti Dilemma' Review: Anushka Sen's teen drama is cliched and less fun". India Today. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  17. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (9 May 2016). "Tanvi Azmi brings in a record-shattering 18th National Award into the Azmi-Akhtar Family : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

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